Definition of Convulse

1. Verb. Make someone convulse with laughter. "The comedian convulsed the crowd"

Generic synonyms: Amuse
Derivative terms: Convulsion, Convulsive

2. Verb. Be overcome with laughter.
Generic synonyms: Express Joy, Express Mirth, Laugh
Derivative terms: Convulsive

3. Verb. Move or stir about violently. "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
Exact synonyms: Jactitate, Slash, Thrash, Thrash About, Thresh, Thresh About, Toss
Generic synonyms: Agitate, Shake
Specialized synonyms: Whip
Derivative terms: Jactitation, Thrash, Toss

4. Verb. Shake uncontrollably. "Earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
Generic synonyms: Agitate, Shake

5. Verb. Cause to contract. "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
Generic synonyms: Compact, Compress, Constrict, Contract, Press, Squeeze
Derivative terms: Convulsion, Convulsive

6. Verb. Contract involuntarily, as in a spasm. "The muscles in her face convulsed"
Generic synonyms: Compact, Compress, Constrict, Contract, Press, Squeeze
Derivative terms: Convulsion, Convulsive

Definition of Convulse

1. v. t. To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain.

Definition of Convulse

1. Verb. (transitive) To violently shake or agitate. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To create great laughter. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Convulse

1. to shake violently [v -VULSED, -VULSING, -VULSES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Convulse

convolves
convolving
convolvulaceous
convolvuli
convolvulin
convolvulus
convolvuluses
convos
convoy
convoyed
convoying
convoys
convulsant
convulsant threshold
convulsants
convulse (current term)
convulsed
convulses
convulsing
convulsion
convulsional
convulsionaries
convulsionary
convulsionist
convulsionists
convulsions
convulsive
convulsive reflex
convulsive seizure
convulsive state

Literary usage of Convulse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ireland Past and Present by Augustus J. Thébaud, John Habberton (1878)
"... held for even less than « century, would convulse any nation subjected to such a revolutionary process. No country in the world could stand such a test; ..."

2. The Galaxy of Wit: Or, Laughing Philosopher, Being a Collection of Choice (1830)
"I convulse the audience with laughter, I am a prey to the disease I came to consult you on." " How strange it is," said a lady, " that fashionable parties ..."

3. The Battle of Armageddonby Charles Taze Russell by Charles Taze Russell (1998)
"though it will prove most true as a prophecy, at the time served only to convulse the house with laughter. The remark was that the recall of the Jesuits ..."

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